Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-04
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY,
owing is the standing OF the clubs to date:
The District Amateur Leacue


The second series OF championship games will
open June 9. and there will be ga ,es at Capitol
Park every day, except sunday, while the "Na-
tionals" are away. Phil Baker will be umpire, and
Captain H. L. Prince official scorer.
The amateur clubs are we'll matched, and they
will develop many promising young players, who
will fill positions in minor leagues next season.
"Duch" Graft, the promising young pitcher, and
Heck, second baseman, have Joined the Allentown
professional club.
Madigan and Winklerman, both pitchers of the
last year league, are holding their own on the
BinghamptOn and Minneapolis teams respectively.
Theodore, pitcher of tine MOnumentals, HOmiller,
pitcher OF the PallaS, Johnston, first baSenan OF
the Peabodys, and Williamson, pitcher Of the
Alerts, have declined offers to join various pro-
feSSiOnal clubs.
The Pension Office and Peabody Clubs are
threatening to spring phenomenal young pitchers
upon the other clubs at the opening of the second
The league invites ladies' to all games free OF
charge. Gentlemen will be charged 15 cents and
boys 10 cents admission at the gates.
The following is the Official schedule for the en-
tire season. viz:
Aerts with Athletics, June TO- July 4, at O'Clock,
July 81, and September Ii; with Monumentals'
May 10, June q, August l and ID; with Pallas.
June 15 %, August 10 and II; with Peabodys
June 25, July 5, August 4, and september 5; with
Pension once, May Ii, June IL, August ., and
Athletics, with the Alerts, June 10, July 4, at
o'clock, July 81 and September IA; with Monu-
mentals, May IA, June 81, August 9, and Sep
TENDER s; with Pallas June 90 80, August 2
and II; with Peabodys, June ID and 16. July 80
%, August 5 and ID.
Monumentals with the Alerts, May 10, June %
August l and l3; with Athletics, May IA, June "a,
August 9, and september g. with Pallas June III
June "a, July t. at O'clock and August 20: with
the Peabodys June 9, July and D. and August
Is; with Pension Office, June ID, July 6, August 3
and 10.
Pallas with the Alerts June Is and %, August
10 and II; with the Athletics, June 16 and ~,
June II and "a, July f. at , O'Clock and AuouS?
90; with the Peabodys, May and il, August 6,
and September Del l3; with Pension ONCE June Ii
PeaDodys with the Alerts June o. July 5, Au-
gust 4, and september 5; with Athletics, June l3
mentals. June o, July and rs, and August is.
with the Pallas, May and IL, August e, and Sep
TENDER l3; With the Pension ONCE. June n and
Pension Office with the Alerts, May 49, June Is,
August g. and September 12; with the Athletics
May 12, June 16, July 80, and August 5; with the
with the Pallas, June IL, July2 and 20, and Sep
TENDER Z; with Peabodys, June 81 and 20, July 4,
at 10 O'Clock, and August IL.
ECHOES FROM THE BALL FIELD.
Sporting Life says: Donnelly is a dashing base.
runner and of the quickest players on the dia-
mOnd.
All Chicago needs is one or two good pitchers
and the club will play as well as ever.
California Is the asylum, gymnasium and hos
pital for Eastern all-players during the winter.
According TO the Boston Globe John Morrill's
first base play has never been exceled in Boston.
The three Detroit games in Boston were wit
messed by 30, GOO people.
President Stearns, OF the DetrOits, says that no
club can buy Hardie Richardson now for $4,000:
The Boston Globe says that Johnston is beyond
doubt the finest center-felder in the League.
Neither Gore nor Hanlon can touch him.
IL 600 more people than the first eight games last
The Boston club was last League club to lose
a championship game, yet 1t was the first to be
shut out without scoring.
Kelley covers second bag as though he had never
Arson is quoted as having said in Washington:
'sIf had q team like the WashingtOns / Would
capture first or second place in the race for the
Nash is still leading the batsmen and Kelly the
runners in the race for the Globe trophies.
US ane vase as tronnv for nave donated
# Tns total attendance at the Boston games during
the first month OF the season exceeded 81. 600
more than half as many as the whole OF last sea-
Boston people think that Sam Wise IA playinp
done by George Wright; his left-hand stops being
something wonderful.
twtrier, who Is playing In Hartford, is doing good
work. In commenting upon recent defeat OF the
o HsM sad Young Reees p9cnng Mas
the visitors finding 1t very difficult to hit his
Il is thought that Burdock win not be able to
play much before June Il, and possibly not untl
the club goes West,
ats refreshing to see how the Chicagos run. no
matter where the ball is hit. The BoStons have
much to learn In this respect. A player should
run hts best every fly or nf1eld hit or after
fourth strike. He will lose nothing by ft"-Boston
| GLOBE. Washington players please note
| The Phiiadelphians have had great deal more
| than their share OF i'll luck this season. There
seems to be no cessation OF the succession OF in
1uries to their players. Splendid battery equip
ment Is all that has saved them.
One OF the shrewdest base ball men in America
says OF the amusing '.Watch" Burnham and the
| indianapolis club: 81 believe that Burnham hangs
| on by reason OF q secret which he possesses IN
dianapOlis did not pay anything like the price al
It. That's why he draws salary and holds hia
place.
! Tony Mullane. the recalcitrant pitcher Of the